Coast Guard airlifts ailing fisherman off Cape Cod

Coast Guard helicopter crews airlifted a man from a fishing vessel east of Cape Cod on Wednesday morning after reports that he was suffering symptoms consistent with internal bleeding, the Coast Guard said.

HYANNIS — Coast Guard helicopter crews airlifted a man from a fishing vessel east of Cape Cod on Wednesday morning after reports that he was suffering symptoms consistent with internal bleeding, the Coast Guard said.

At 8:30 a.m., the fishing vessel Green Acres, which was 105 miles offshore, notified the Coast Guard that a crew member was vomiting blood and suffering from abdominal pain, Coast Guard spokesman Ross Ruddell said. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrived at the ship two hours later and safely transported the man, who was in stable condition, to Cape Cod Hospital, Ruddell said. An HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft was also on scene for support.

The Coast Guard did not identify the crew member and an updated condition was unavailable Wednesday night.